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Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 1
אֵלַ֗י'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 2
בֶּן\־ben-O son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 3
אָדָם֙'a.Damhumankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 4
הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere I
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 5
שֹׁבֵ֤רsho.Ver[am] about to break
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 6
מַטֵּה\־ma.teh-[the] staff of
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe: supply
Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 26:26, Psalms 105:16, Ezekiel 5:16, Ezekiel 14:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294K; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 7
לֶ֙חֶם֙le.chembread
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 8
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.Limin Jerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 9
וְאָכְלוּ\־ve.'a.khe.lu-and they will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 10
לֶ֥חֶםLe.chembread
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 11
בְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.Kalby weight
Lemma: מִשְׁקָל (mish.qal) · Strong's: H4948
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: weight
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 24:22, Genesis 43:21, Leviticus 19:35, Leviticus 26:26, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4948; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 12
וּבִדְאָגָ֑הu.vid.'a.Gahand in anxiety
Lemma: דְּאָגָה (de.a.gah) · Strong's: H1674
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: anxiety
Used 6 times. Also: Joshua 22:24, Proverbs 12:25, Jeremiah 49:23, Ezekiel 12:18, Ezekiel 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1674; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 13
וּמַ֕יִםu.Ma.yimand water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 14
בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.Rahby measure
Lemma: מְשׂוּרָה (me.su.rah) · Strong's: H4884
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: capacity
Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 19:35, 1 Chronicles 23:29, Ezekiel 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4884; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 15
וּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹןu.ve.shi.ma.Monand in horror
Lemma: שִׁמָּמוֹן (shim.ma.mon) · Strong's: H8078
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: horror
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8078; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 16
יִשְׁתּֽוּ\׃yish.Tuthey will drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Ezekiel 4:16 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then He told | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| . . . | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| I am going to cut off | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| the supply | → | מַטֶּה H4294K tribe: supply |
| of food | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| They will anxiously | → | דְּאָגָה H1674 anxiety |
| eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| bread | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| rationed by weight | → | מִשְׁקָל H4948 weight |
| and in despair | → | שִׁמָּמוֹן H8078 horror |
| they will drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| by measure | → | מְשׂוּרָה H4884 capacity |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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